EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pretense...
pocketed (illicitly)...
to put something into someone's pocket...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang kilos ng pag-arte o pagpapakita ng isang bagay na hindi totoo o hindi tunay na nararamdaman.
EN: pretense
That thing you do when your Tita asks if you're okay and you say "yes po" but deep inside you're one breakdown away from a major life crisis. It's the "I'm fine" of the Filipino emotional dictionary. The art of putting on a brave face, or pretending you actually like your officemate's adobo.
From `pag-` + `pa-` + `kunwari` (pretense, as if). The double `pa-` indicates the act of causing or making someone pretend.
ROOT MEANING: supposedly; seemingly; pretending
Often used to describe feigning emotions or situations.
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🇵🇭 Tigilan mo na ang iyong pagpapakunwari, alam kong nasasaktan ka.
🇺🇸 Stop your pretense, I know you are hurting.
🇵🇭 Ang pagpapakunwari niya na masaya ay hindi nakumbinsi ang kanyang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 Her act of pretending to be happy did not convince her parents.
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